§ 2152. — Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2152]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 105--SABOTAGE
Sec. 2152. Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea
areas
Whoever willfully trespasses upon, injures, or destroys any of the
works or property or material of any submarine mine or torpedo or
fortification or harbor-defense system owned or constructed or in
process of construction by the United States; or
Whoever willfully interferes with the operation or use of any such
submarine mine, torpedo, fortification, or harbor-defense system; or
Whoever knowingly, willfully, or wantonly violates any duly
authorized and promulgated order or regulation of the President
governing persons or vessels within the limits of defensive sea areas,
which the President, for purposes of national defense, may from time to
time establish by executive order--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 96 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321,
Sec. 44, 35 Stat. 1097; Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 180, 39 Stat. 1194; May 22,
1917, ch. 20, Sec. 19, 40 Stat. 89).
Jurisdiction and venue provisions were omitted as unnecessary and
inconsistent with Rule 18 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
providing for prosecution where the offense is committed, and section
3238 of this title providing that trial of offenses committed outside
any district shall be in the district where the offender is found, or
into which he is first brought.
Words ``on conviction thereof'' were omitted as surplusage as
punishment cannot be imposed until conviction is had.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000'' in last par.
Executive Order No. 10361
Ex. Ord. No. 10361, June 12, 1952, 17 F.R. 5357, formerly set out
under this section, which established the Whittier Defensive Sea Area,
Alaska, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11549, July 28, 1970, 35 F.R. 12191.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2332b of this title.
